Fair and balanced or faux and nuisance? (Press-Register Sound Off)

Faux News: Once again, Fox News has created its own story. There's this rapper named PSY who has a real popular video called 'Gangnam Style." It's been out for

four or five months, I believe. Fox News NEVER had a problem with this guy until it was announced that he was going to perform for a benefit for charity at the White House, and guess what? Fox News found out back in 2004 the guy had a rap song about the war in Iraq and had some disparaging things to say about America. You know good and well that Fox News has known about this guy the whole time and they held it and held it and then all of a sudden they created a false controversy about this.

Fox Stands Alone: I couldn't help but laugh when the

guy says Fox News tells all these lies and that he doesn't understand why anybody would watch Fox News when they tell all these lies. Is this guy for real? Does he believe CNN, ABC and NBC and CBS? There are more lies and propaganda coming out of those stations than anyone could ever think about doing. But yet, this guy seems to believe everything that those stations put out. At least when Fox does put stuff out there is another side to the story once in a while. But you sure don't get any side but the liberal side from regular networks.

Stirring the Pot: I'm getting sick and tired of hearing synthetic marijuana
compared to real marijuana. I am 59 years old and I have been smoking pot since
I was 11. I own four businesses, I employ about 2,500 people, and I have never
had a problem with pot. I love to smoke it, I wish it was legal. I just can't
understand all these people who have never smoked marijuana that want to put it
down in their lives. That is calling the kettle black, isn't it?

And Your Point Is?: Listening to the news, I see where there have been several
arrests made for prostitution. Most marriages started out with the woman using
her body. Prostitution is the oldest profession EVER. Read your Bible.

Selling Our Souls: I heard that the Chinese government is buying AIG and a
solar battery company from the U.S. government because these companies are
either owned by the government or have so many grants and loans that they can't
pay off, so the U.S. is allowing the Chinese to buy these companies up. How
many more companies will the U.S. sell to the Chinese to pay off the debts that
we owe?

How Drastic!: Governor Bentley was talking about how it was so important
that we not go off the 'Fiscal Cliff' because it would cost Alabama so many
jobs and throw us into another recession. And in his next breath he said but
"we have to stop spending so much money and make drastic cuts because this
country is broke." Well Governor, what do you think the 'Fiscal Cliff' is? It's
drastic cuts! That's what it is.

How it All Started: In 1912 and 1913, a group of people called the Gettys,
Carnegies, Mellons and Rockefellers and other of the social elite met at Jekyll
Island and developed a system of progressive income tax and the Federal
Reserve. In 1914, the Woodrow Wilson administration put it into effect. This
was to keep people in their place and not let very many people rise above
'their station.' These Progressives are now called 'Liberal Democrats.' Read
the book called "The Creature of Jekyll Island." One of the only ways to get
the country back on its feet is to do away with the progressive income tax and
go to a flat tax.

Museum of Debt: I see whoever that guy is over that museum down there is
wanting more money. Says the council down there wants to find out why. That
thing is never going to pay for itself as it is. Old Sam Jones is talking about
how many millions of dollars that thing makes, but it won't ever pay for itself
in the rest of the years before it falls down. Make that contractor come up and
build that building for what he said it was going to cost. If he can't do it
for what he said he would, he ought not to be a contractor in the first place.

Dazed Drivers: Mobile drivers are dazed and confused. If there is any
city in America that has worse drivers, I'd like to know what it is.

Nice Wheels: I guess the City of Mobile decided to spend that new police
car money on getting some new vehicles for themselves. Why do city council
members need to have Lincoln Blackwood pickup trucks? And the mayor has a
Lincoln Blackwood, an Escalade and a Hummer. I think he has four vehicles. At
some point in time, $500,000 for new vehicles for the mayor is a little bit
extreme. Next thing you know, the police will want to drive around in Maseratis
and Porches and Ferraris.

More About Taxes: People are talking about Obama being obsessed with raising
taxes on the rich. He's not obsessed – that's what he campaigned on and now he
has to honor that. They should pay their fair share. Even if they do pay more,
they're still going to lie and cheat and steal and have these high-powered
lawyers where they aren't paying any taxes, anyway. The problem is, they have
always had their way in America. It's like giving something to a baby and then
trying to take it away.

Subs Are Teachers, Too: I wanted to talk about some individuals that schools
cannot do without. These are substitute teachers. They are very, very underpaid
– only about $8 per hour. That's ridiculous. They should be getting gas mileage
and $2-3 more per hour. Teachers could kick in some of this. Schools would have
to close if it weren't for substitute teachers. They actually do teach. My kids
have told me that sometimes they learn more from the substitutes than from the
regular teachers. That's the truth. These substitutes need a raise. They are
hard-working individuals, are smart, and they need to be able to buy medical
insurance like the regular teachers do. We really do owe the substitute teachers
something.

I'll Take That!: All these police officers and city/county workers who do
this or that and get administrative suspension with pay for four months or
eight months and then get hired back – that's no punishment. They should not be
getting paid while they're off. If they're innocent, then hire them back and
pay them their back pay. As long as they are getting paid while they're off – I
would do that, too. That's called a vacation.

Union Dues: I just want the union people to know, that being a retired
military person I am only going to draw 45 percent of my retirement for over 30
years. And that's not getting Blue Cross/Blue Shield or a full pension like you
cats are. Your time is up. The showing in Michigan today is a sign of things to
come.